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    astūs ūs, m    [2 AC-], adroitness, craft, cunning.—Usu. abl sing. (of manner): rem tractare, cunningly, T.: Id sollerti furtim astu cepisse, O.: versare dolos, V.: Punico, L.— A stratagem: hostium, Ta.: astūs oppugnationum, Ta.

    dolus ī, m    [cf. δόγοσ], a device, artifice, contrivance ; in the phrase, dolus malus, wilful wrong, fraud, malice: Dolo malo haec fieri omnia, T.: in vi dolus malus inest, the crime of violence implies malice. — Guile, deceit, deception, cunning, trickery: quom nil obsint doli, T.: dolis atque fallaciis contendit, S.: ne cui dolus necteretur, L.: dolo divom victa, V.: ad pernitiem eius dolum quaerere, S.: dolo factum negat esse suo, i. e. any fault, H.: dolo pugnandum est, dum quis par non est armis, N.: consilio etiam additus dolus, L.: dolis instructus et arte, V.— A snare: tendit Turdis dolos, H.: doli fabricator Epeos, V.

    fallō fefellī, falsus, ere    [1 FAL-], to trip, cause to fall: glacies fallit pedes, L.: alqm, Cu.—Fig., to deceive, trick, dupe, cheat, elude, fail, disappoint: alquem dolis, T.: falli te sinas Techinis, T.: Nec sidus regione viae (nos) fefellit, misled, V.: credentem puellam, O.: sui fallendi causā factum, Cs.: nisi me forte fallo: nisi me fallit animus: nisi me omnia fallunt, unless I utterly mistake: neque eum prima opinio fefellit, Cs.: nisi quid me fallit: mentīs monstro, V.: cum maxime fallunt, id agunt, ut, etc.: non in sortitione fallere: ne falleret bis relata eadem res, lead into error, L.: ut de indutiis fallendo impetrarent, Cs.: numquam fallentis termes olivae, H.: nescia fallere vita, without guile, V.: eas fallam, ut ab illis fallimur, T.— Pass reflex., to be deceived, err, mistake, deceive oneself: Falsus es, T.: neque ea res falsum me habuit, did not deceive me, S.: errore quodam fallimur: quā (spe) possumus falli: deus falli quo potuit?: nisi fallor, V.: aut ego fallor, or I am far wrong, H.—Impers., with acc, to mistake, be deceived: nisi me fallit: nec eum fefellit.— To violate, break, betray, deceive, disappoint: fidem hosti datam: meam spem: si res opinionem meam fefellerit: mandata mariti, O.: foedus ac fidem, L.: promissum, Cu.: tu faciem illius Falle dolo, put on, V.: retia, avoid, O.: quā signa sequendi Falleret error, confound, V.— To deceive in swearing, swear falsely, be perjured: si sciens fallo: si falleret, precatus Deos, ita se mactarent, L.: expedit matris cineres opertos Fallere, swear falsely by, H.: dominorum dextras, faith pledged to, etc., V.— To lie concealed, be unseen, escape notice, remain undiscovered, elude: per biennium, L.: ne quid falleret Volturno ad urbem missum, L.: ne falleret ad urbem incedens, arrive secretly, L.: qui natus moriensque fefellit, in obscurity, H.: veneno, infuse undetected, V.: bonus longe fallente sagittā, V.: nequiquam fallis dea, escape recognition, V.: neque hoc te fallit, quam multa sint, etc., nor do you fail to see: custodes, L.: deos, O.: nec nos via fallet euntīs, V.: me nec fallunt iussa Iovis, nor do I fail to recognize, V.: nec quicquam eos fallebat, L.: segetis fides meae Fulgentem Falli sorte beatior, i. e. is a happier lot, though he knows it not, etc., H.: neutros fefellit hostīs appropinquare, L.: in lege nullā esse eiusmodi caput te non fallit: neque vero Caesarem fefellit, quin, etc., Cs.— To lighten, appease, silence, beguile: medias sermonibus horas, O.: somno curam, H.: austerum studio fallente laborem, H.

    fidēs gen. (rare), usu. fidē (H., O.), once fidēī (Enn. ap. C.), once fidei (disyl., T.); dat. fidē, S., H., fidei (disyl., T.), f    [1 FID-], trust, faith, confidence, reliance, credence, belief: si visis fides non est habenda: alcui summam omnium rerum fidem habere, Cs.: habebunt verba fidem, si, etc., find acceptance, H.: testimonio fidem tribuere: ubi prima fides pelago, as soon as they can trust, V.: orationi adfert fidem: fidem facit oratio, commands belief: aliquamdiu fides fieri non poterat, Cs.: vati Si qua fides, may be believed, V.: omnibus abrogatur fides: imminuit orationis fidem: Multa fidem promissa levant, H.: addat fidem, give credence, Ta.: fac fidem, te nihil quaerere, etc., evince: fides mi apud hunc est, nil me istius facturum, T.—In business, credit: cum fides totā Italiā esset angustior, Cs.: fides de foro sublata erat: fidem abrogare, L.: fides deficere coepit: nisi fide staret res p., opibus non staturam, L.: quorum res fidesque in manibus sitae erant, i. e. entire resources, S.—Meton., trustworthiness, faithfulness, conscientiousness, credibility, honesty, truth, good faith: fundamentum iustitiae est fides: fide vestrā fretus: homo antiquā virtute ac fide, T.: prisca, V.: homo sine fide: hinc fides, illinc fraudatio: regni: in fide manere, Cs.: Ubii experimento fidei conlocati, because of their tried fidelity, Ta.: praestare fidem: prodere, S.: mutare, S.: de pace cum fide agere, L.: periura patris, perjured faith, H.: omnem tabularum fidem resignare, credibility: fides eius rei penes auctores erit, S.: maiora fide gessit, beyond belief, O.: segetis certa fides meae, faithfulness (in production), H.— Fulfilment, faithfulness (to a promise): Dicta fides sequitur, O.: promissa Exhibuere fidem, were fulfilled, O.: en haec promissa fides est? the fulfilment of the oracle? V.—In the legal phrase, ex bonā fide, or ex fide bonā, in good faith, with sincerity, without guile ; cf. mala fides, deception, dishonesty.—Praegn., a promise, engagement, word, assurance, confirmation: fidem hosti datam fallere: inter se fidem dare, Cs.: obligare fidem vobis, plight one's faith: fidem servare, Cs.: fides iuris iurandi cum hoste servanda: fidem suam liberare, perform his promise: fidem exsolvere, L.: fidem amittere, N.: istius fide ac potius perfidiā decepti: quantum mea fides studii mihi adferat, plighted word: contioni deinde edicto addidit fidem, confirmed, L.: fide rerum tradere, with accurate knowledge, Ta.— A promise of protection, pledge of safety, safe-conduct, assurance, guaranty, protection, guardian care: fidem ei publicam iussu senatūs dedi: si fides publica data esset, S.: privatim praeterea fidem suam interponit, S.: fide acceptā a legatis, vim abfuturam, L.: quaere in cuius fide sint: in fidem Achaeorum castella tradere, L.: in alicuius fidem ac potestatem venire, Cs.: civitas in Catonis fide locata: alqm in fidem suam recipere: iura fidemque Supplicis erubuit (Achilles), due to a suppliant, V.: deūm atque hominum fidem implorabis.— Ellipt., in exclamations: Di vostram fidem! by the protection of the gods! for heaven's sake! T.: pro deūm fidem, T.: pro deorum atque hominum fidem.—Person., Faith, Truth: Fidem violare: Cana, V.: albo rara Fides Velata panno, H. I II

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